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Jim, I had a similar problem once with my 84 244GL and assumed the rack was going bad. When I changed my ball joints and tie rod ends, I also hose to replace my rack boots. The boots or tie rods*cant remember which) came with some sort of cv joint grease, although the Volvo green manual and the Haynes manual both specify the cam gear being lubricated by oil not grease. I dont know if your model have the cam or the zf, but I replaced the boots and filled them with oil as per the Green Manual instructions. At the same time I was doing these repairs, I drained my p.s. pump and refilled it with fresh fluid as well as a bottle of Lucas power stering lube from my local parts house. I have been told that the Lucas products can almost work miricals at times, so I tried it just to see if it would help. A rebuilt rack being $200 or so, I figured that I had little to loose. Now, I must say that my rack was dry beneath the boots, meaning there was no oil inside when I removed them, They were in useable shape, i.e. not tears or anything. After all of this, I noticed a considerable difference in thet performance of my p.s.*no more momentairy rubbing sensation) but I still had a complaint in that my steering was kind of stiff. I thought the power steering would be easy like a cadilac, but it was difficult unless I was rolling. As it turned out, to make a long story shorter, I had a faulty p.s. resevoir cap( I have the oval Saginaw Pump). The speing mechanism had gone bad inside the cap/dipstick, and upon relacement of the cap with a new one, I now have p.s. as easy as a cadilac. I hope you are able to draw some use from my recounting of this experience. Best Wishes
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Sir Remulon VonDilderquat III 84 244GL
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